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A Goldman Partner’s Sexually Explicit Video Led to Millions in Settlement
by Gunnar Larson 16 Jun '23

16 Jun '23

A Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) partner agreed to pay several million dollars to a woman to resolve a complaint so sensitive it was handled at the highest levels of the firm. A Goldman Partner’s Sexually Explicit Video Led to Millions in Settlement https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-06-15/a-goldman-partner-s-sexu…

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Conn. Shareholder Seeks Records From Bank's Holding Co.
by Gunnar Larson 16 Jun '23

16 Jun '23

By Aaron Keller Alleging "more than a year of delay and broken promises," the daughter of a seven-decade employee of investment bank HJ Sims is suing to inspect books and records connected to The Teksys Corp., the bank's owner, in an effort to understand the company's true value and an alleged lack of dividends despite millions in profits. https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1689378?nl_pk=99a2a594-20ad-4b2f-a2…

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Re: FOIL Request No. 2022-090560 - Larson (NY-DFS Apple Card Investigation)
by Gunnar Larson 16 Jun '23

16 Jun '23

Ms. Tomczak: Thank you for the update. Have a great weekend. Gunnar Gunnar Larson xNY.io - Bank.org 917-580-8053 On Thu, Jun 15, 2023, 5:07 PM Tomczak, Christine (DFS) < christine.tomczak(a)dfs.ny.gov> wrote: > Hello Mr. Larson, > > > > I am having a good week, thank you for asking and hope that you are well > too. > > > > You should be receiving something on Apple shortly, however I can’t give > you a date exact. > > > > Christine > > > > *From:* Gunnar Larson <g(a)xny.io> > *Sent:* Thursday, June 15, 2023 7:04 AM > *To:* Tomczak, Christine (DFS) <christine.tomczak(a)dfs.ny.gov> > *Cc:* JeanBaptiste, Pascale (DFS) <Pascale.JeanBaptiste(a)dfs.ny.gov>; > cypherpunks <cypherpunks(a)lists.cpunks.org> > *Subject:* Re: FOIL Request No. 2022-090560 - Larson (NY-DFS Apple Card > Investigation) > > > > *ATTENTION: This email came from an external source. Do not open > attachments or click on links from unknown senders or unexpected emails.* > > > > Dear Ms. Tomczak: > > > > How are you? I hope all is well. > > > > Might there be an update on the Apple Card records? > > > > Thank you, > > > > Gunnar > > > > On Tue, May 30, 2023, 2:18 PM Tomczak, Christine (DFS) < > christine.tomczak(a)dfs.ny.gov> wrote: > > Hello Mr. Larson, > > > > I am working on your appeal and hope to have a reply to you soon. > > > > Christine > > > > *From:* Gunnar Larson <g(a)xny.io> > *Sent:* Friday, May 26, 2023 5:03 AM > *To:* Tomczak, Christine (DFS) <christine.tomczak(a)dfs.ny.gov> > *Cc:* JeanBaptiste, Pascale (DFS) <Pascale.JeanBaptiste(a)dfs.ny.gov>; > cypherpunks <cypherpunks(a)lists.cpunks.org> > *Subject:* Re: FOIL Request No. 2022-090560 - Larson (NY-DFS Apple Card > Investigation) > > > > *ATTENTION: This email came from an external source. Do not open > attachments or click on links from unknown senders or unexpected emails.* > > > > Dear Ms. Tomczak: > > > > May we kindly seek an update on our FOIL request to access the Apple Card > investigation records? > > > > Thank you, > > > > Gunnar > > > > Gunnar Larson > > xNY.io - Bank.org > > 917-580-8053 > > > > On Wed, May 10, 2023, 4:58 PM Tomczak, Christine (DFS) < > christine.tomczak(a)dfs.ny.gov> wrote: > > Dear Mr. Larson, > > > > I am getting back to you to apologize for the delay and assure you that > your appeal is under review and you will receive a response in the near > future. > > > > > > Christine M. Tomczak > > Assistant Counsel > > > > New York State Department of Financial Services > > 1 State Street, New York, New York 10004 > > > > > > *From:* Gunnar Larson <g(a)xny.io> > *Date:* May 9, 2023 at 4:42:58 PM EDT > *To:* "JeanBaptiste, Pascale (DFS)" <Pascale.JeanBaptiste(a)dfs.ny.gov> > *Cc:* "Garrett, Carmen (DFS)" <Carmen.Garrett(a)dfs.ny.gov>, cypherpunks < > cypherpunks(a)lists.cpunks.org>, "Harris, Adrienne A (DFS)" < > Adrienne.Harris(a)dfs.ny.gov> > *Subject:* *Re: FOIL Request No. 2022-090560 - Larson (NY-DFS Apple Card > Investigation)* > > > > *ATTENTION: This email came from an external source. Do not open > attachments or click on links from unknown senders or unexpected emails.* > > > > Dear New York State Department of Financial Services: > > > > From our October 13, 2022 appeal associated with access to NY-DFS' Apple > Card records, it appears xNY.io - Bank.org has not heard from you. > > > > Today, Bloomberg reports that > > Goldman is to Pay $215 Million to End Case on Underpaying Women > https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-05-08/goldman-shells-out-215-m…. > > > > > NY-DFS' Apple Card Report records requested are key to determining any > collusion between former Superintendent Lacewell and Goldman Sachs > concerning women's access to Apple Card. It would appear Bloomberg's > reporting today conflicts with NY-DFS' Apple Card Investigation. > > > > No response from NY-DFS on our appeal could be suggested as obstruction. > > > > We seek an update from NY-DFS by 5:00pm tomorrow on our Apple Card FOIL > records request. Without an update on this matter we will be forced to > contact the New York State Attorney General's office for urgent assessment, > with plea to engage New York's False Claims Act. > > > > Sending you the very best, > > > > Gunnar > > > > Gunnar Larson > > xNY.io - Bank.org > > 917-580-8053 > > > > On Thu, Oct 13, 2022, 4:54 AM Gunnar Larson <g(a)xny.io> wrote: > > Good morning: > > > > We would like to appeal this decision. > > > > “We would like to receive any and all records, relating to NY-DFS' 2021 > Apple Card Investigation. This is one part of a broader discussion we must > have about equal credit access. On March 23, 2021, Ms. Linda Lacewell > published NY-DFS' Findings on Apple Card and its Underwriter Goldman Sachs > Bank. As the former Superintendent of NY-DFS, Ms. Lacewell's stone faced > propaganda assured that Apple Card did not discriminate against women, > while under Goldman Sachs management. The red flags started to appear when > an authorized user drew attention to the following: A person who relies on > a spouse's access to credit, and only accesses those accounts as an > authorized user, may incorrectly believe they have the same credit profile > as the spouse. We recently collated 61 highlights to the Report on Apple > Card Investigation from March 2021: > > https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xH16OKyuXzB-MVqIznMWDE9w8RRdmZCw/view > > The Apple Card investigation was to assess women's access to equitable > finance. The > > integrity of the Apple Card investigation must be rationally considered as > flawed. We would like to receive any and all records of Ms. Linda > Lacewell's (emails, texts, and > > similar) involvement with the 2021 Apple Card report. We would like to > receive any and all records to NY-DFS association to evaluating Ms. Linda > Lacewell's ability to score a report specific to the Apple Card's core > subject of credit access for women. Finally, we would like to receive any > and all records related to NY-DFS guidance on Interlocking > > Directorates ( > https://www.dfs.ny.gov/apps_and_licensing/banks_and_trusts/other/Permission… > > rlocking_Directors_and_Officers), specific to Apple's Board of Directors > and Goldman > > Sachs' Board of Directors.” > > > > Please forgive my candor, but if DFS actually conducted an 'Apple Card > Investigation' ... There would be some records relating to the > investigation. > > > > Warm regards and thank you, > > > > Gunnar > > > > Gunnar Larson > > xNY.io - Bank.org > > 646-454-9107 > > > > > > On Wed, Oct 12, 2022, 9:17 PM JeanBaptiste, Pascale (DFS) < > Pascale.JeanBaptiste(a)dfs.ny.gov> wrote: > > Dear Gunnar Larson: > > > > Please see the attached determination in response to your FOIL request. > Thank you. > > > >

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Re: Hey Karl...
by grarpamp 15 Jun '23

15 Jun '23

On 6/14/23, Bruce Gustafson, Jr. <bridgecrosser379(a)gmail.com> wrote: > The fuck are you babbling on about??? > Bruce Gustafson Look what we have here, yet another soulsucking coward who never posts anything to the list. This failtroll is so dumb he can't even follow threads, else he could have answered his own question instead of trying to shine himself. Probably another of Karl's sockpuppet accounts. Have fun with your anal fetish.

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72 Hours Before JPMorgan Offered $290 Million to Make Epstein Claims Go Away, a Lawyer Disclosed that the Bank Had Withheld 1500 Documents
by Gunnar Larson 15 Jun '23

15 Jun '23

"By Pam Martens and Russ Martens: June 15, 2023 ~ Sigrid McCawley, Managing Partner, Boies Schiller Flexner Sigrid McCawley is a Managing Partner at law firm, Boies Schiller Flexner, which has been representing the sexually assaulted and/or sex-trafficked victims of Jeffrey Epstein for years, including Virginia Roberts Giuffre, who settled claims against Prince Andrew last year for an undisclosed sum of money. Giuffre alleged in her lawsuit that Epstein had trafficked her and forced her to have sex with Prince Andrew when she was just 17. McCawley is also a key lawyer on the case styled as Jane Doe 1 v JPMorgan Chase in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. That lawsuit alleges that JPMorgan Chase was for years aware that Epstein was a sexual predator of underage girls, kept him as a client nonetheless, and functioned as a cash conduit for his crimes while ignoring anti-money laundering laws. The JPMorgan internal emails that have been released in court filings buttress those allegations. Epstein died in a Manhattan jail in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges. The Medical Examiner ruled the death a suicide. This past Monday, McCawley’s law partner, David Boies, announced that the two sides had agreed to settle the case for $290 million. The exact terms of the settlement have yet to be filed with the court but Judge Jed Rakoff, who is assigned to the case, approved it as a Class Action on Monday, meaning multiple Epstein victims may be able to receive monetary relief under the settlement. McCawley is known to go for the jugular during depositions and to be in full command of the documents obtained during discovery – if she is given access to those documents. On Friday, June 9, just 72 hours before the case was abruptly announced as reaching a settlement, McCawley had filed a breathtaking and scathing letter with the court regarding the stonewalling behavior of JPMorgan with discovery materials. In her June 9 letter, McCawley revealed that the Court has previously warned JPMorgan in a May 12 Order that it could be held “in contempt of Court” if it did not file discovery materials in a timely manner going forward. McCawley also dropped the bombshell that JPMorgan had withheld 1,500 documents prior to her deposition of the Chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase, Jamie Dimon. McCawley wrote: “Despite the Court’s clear warning, JPMC still failed to expeditiously produce documents from the custodial files of key witnesses, some of whom had already been deposed, for strategic reasons. For example, the weekend prior to the close of fact discovery, and immediately after the May 26 deposition of its CEO Jamie Dimon, JPMC produced 1,500 documents, some of which came from the custodial files of witnesses whose depositions had long passed. This pattern of producing documents from the custodial files of witnesses after their depositions has persisted throughout the discovery period.” One of the documents withheld by the bank is described by McCawley as “one of the most relevant and responsive documents produced to date….” She also goes on to characterize the bank’s motive for withholding this document as follows: “…JPMC strategically withheld it from Plaintiff until she could no longer make meaningful use of it in examining JPMC’s employees.” As a result of the belated production of key documents, McCawley was asking in her letter to recall Jamie Dimon for a second deposition – which could have potentially put the Teflon Chairman and CEO of JPMorgan in legal jeopardy. (During Dimon’s tenure at the helm of the largest federally-insured bank in the U.S., the bank has admitted to an unprecedented five felony counts brought by the U.S. Department of Justice and paid tens of billions of dollars in fines for these and other acts of egregious misconduct.) Dimon has denied ever hearing of Epstein or being aware that he had dozens of accounts at JPMorgan Chase until Epstein’s 2019 arrest on sex trafficking charges – despite the fact that the bank’s General Counsel, Stephen Cutler, worked in the office next door to Dimon and was very much aware of the reputational threat that Epstein and his accounts represented to the bank. An internal email produced during discovery showed that as far back as 2011, Cutler was aware of the Epstein problem. Cutler had written in an email referring to Epstein that “This is not an honorable person in any way. He should not be a client.” Epstein’s verified account relationship at JPMorgan existed from at least 1998 to 2013. Another passage in the McCawley letter raises the possibility that JPMorgan could be held sua sponte in contempt of Court by Judge Rakoff for the egregious withholding of documents. McCawley notes in her letter that JPMorgan produced a 22-page timeline on May 28 – two days after Dimon’s deposition – “that references other documents that JPMC has still not produced.” A troubling number of key passages in the McCawley letter have been redacted – as they also have been in numerous JPMorgan Chase internal emails and other documents, including multiple full pages of Jamie Dimon’s deposition transcript. Given JPMorgan’s sordid history of keeping Bernie Madoff’s Ponzi fraud going for years by looking the other way at brazen money laundering in his business account at the bank and giving him loans when he was close to running out of money, the American public has not just the right but an overarching obligation to demand transparency from this bank and this court in the Epstein matter. https://wallstreetonparade.com/2023/06/72-hours-before-jpmorgan-offered-290…

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CoinEx To Pay $1.8M In NY AG's Suit Over Registration Failure
by Gunnar Larson 15 Jun '23

15 Jun '23

CoinEx To Pay $1.8M In NY AG's Suit Over Registration Failure By Gina Kim Crypto marketplace CoinEx will pay $1.8 million to settle claims by New York Attorney General Letitia James accusing it of falsely touting itself as an exchange and acting as an unregistered securities broker by selling and buying securities and commodities, according to stipulations filed Wednesday in New York state court. https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1689125?nl_pk=00e0f28d-575b-4889-8d…

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SEC Sued For Access To Unredacted Zuckerberg Depo
by Gunnar Larson 15 Jun '23

15 Jun '23

SEC Sued For Access To Unredacted Zuckerberg Depo By Jessica Corso A policy adviser for an advocacy organization known as The Real Facebook Oversight Board recently sued the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in an attempt to gain access to an unredacted version of testimony that Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg gave as part of the SEC's investigation into the Cambridge Analytica scandal. https://www.law360.com/compliance/articles/1689073?nl_pk=e8718aa1-2adc-4c2d…

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FTX Can Oppose Bankman-Fried's Bid For Fenwick Docs
by Gunnar Larson 15 Jun '23

15 Jun '23

FTX Can Oppose Bankman-Fried's Bid For Fenwick Docs By Phillip Bantz A Manhattan federal judge has opened the door for FTX to fight Sam Bankman-Fried's attempt to get his hands on documents related to Fenwick & West LLP's earlier legal work for the now-bankrupt crypto exchange as he explores a potential blame-the-lawyers defensFTX Can Oppose Bankman-Fried's Bid For Fenwick Docs e strategy. https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1688830?nl_pk=99a2a594-20ad-4b2f-a2…

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Ex-Barclays Banker Tells Of Inside Trades With Goldman Pal
by Gunnar Larson 15 Jun '23

15 Jun '23

Ex-Barclays Banker Tells Of Inside Trades With Goldman Pal By Stewart Bishop A former Barclays trader testified Wednesday that he was part of an insider trading scheme with a Goldman Sachs banker who was feeding him stock tips derived from the New York-based investment bank's confidential information about its mergers and acquisitions dealings, and said that he initially thought their joint stock venture was legit. https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1689109?nl_pk=99a2a594-20ad-4b2f-a2…

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Re: FOIL Request# 2023-095230 Acknowledgement FOIL-2023-095230-019924 (TECHSPRINT ON DIGITAL REGULATORY REPORTING IN CRYPTOCURRENCY. Keynote Fireside Remarks by Superintendent Lacewell and PayPal CEO Dan Schulman)
by Gunnar Larson 15 Jun '23

15 Jun '23

Mr. Meltzer: Thank you for your email. Gunnar On Thu, Jun 15, 2023, 9:12 AM <Edward.Meltzer(a)dfs.ny.gov> wrote: > > DEAR Gunnar D Larson: > > I write to acknowledge receipt of the FOIL request that you submitted to > the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) on 06/08/2023, > which has been assigned the above referenced tracking number. This number > should be the number that you refer to in all future communications with > DFS. > > > > Your request has been referred to the appropriate DFS unit(s) to search > for the records that are responsive to your request. The assigned unit(s) > will contact you within 20 business days to (i) advise whether the unit has > any records that are responsive to your request; (ii) grant or deny your > request, if the unit has responsive records; or (iii) apprise you of the > progress of your request, if the search or review of the records that you > requested is still on-going. > > Thank you. > > New York State Department of Financial Services > > If you are a New York State resident and would like to register to vote or > update your address, you may complete and submit to your County Board of > Elections a New York State Voter Registration Form which can be found at > http://www.ny.gov/services/register-vote . > > Tracking Number:FOIL-2023-095230-019924 > From: <noreply(a)its.ny.gov> Date: Thu, Jun 8, 2023, 3:51 PM Subject: FOIL Request Confirmation from Open FOIL NY To: <G(a)xny.io> Thank you for submitting your FOIL request through Open FOIL NY. Here is your Open FOIL NY confirmation information for future reference: LARSON_DFS_20230608155132162 INFORMATION SUBMITTED: Records Requested From Department of Financial Services Short Title TECHSPRINT ON DIGITAL REGULATORY REPORTING IN CRYPTOCURRENCY. Keynote Fireside Remarks by Superintendent Lacewell and PayPal CEO Dan Schulman Description Dear Madam or Sir: xNY.io - Bank.org kindly submits today's FOIL request seeking access to the video recording featuring Linda Lacewell and PayPal CEO Dan Schulman mentioned below. Warm regards, Gunnar Larson xNY.io - Bank.org 917-580-8053 —- DFS ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF TECHSPRINT ON DIGITAL REGULATORY REPORTING IN CRYPTOCURRENCY Demo Day Featured Keynote Fireside Remarks by Superintendent Lacewell and PayPal CEO Dan Schulman Three Winning Teams Showcase Solutions to Advance Digital Regulatory Reporting The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) today concluded its first-ever Techsprint with a public Demo Day featuring a keynote fireside chat between Superintendent of Financial Services Linda A. Lacewell and PayPal CEO Dan Schulman. Wrapping up a two-week exercise that attracted participation from nearly 100 professionals in cryptocurrency and financial regulation, a panel of judges selected winners in three categories: (1) Greatest Industry Impact; (2) Most Creative Implementation; and (3) Most Functional Prototype. “These fresh and innovative proposals will help the Department fulfill its vision of becoming the regulator of the future, to better serve consumers and uphold the safety and soundness of the firms we supervise,” said Superintendent Lacewell. “This Techsprint is a testament to what we can accomplish when government and industry come together to deliver actionable solutions that will lead to a stronger and more transparent marketplace. Congratulations and thank you to all participants, our partners at CSBS, AIR, and to our brilliant judges.” Before the winners were announced, Superintendent Lacewell and Mr. Schulman discussed the future of finance, the evolution of cryptocurrency and the importance of innovation in regulation during a fireside facilitated by Jo Ann Barefoot, CEO and Co-Founder of the Alliance for Innovative Regulation (AIR). https://www.dfs.ny.gov/reports_and_publications/press_releases/pr202103121 Uploaded Files FOIL Response Format Media: USB If fees apply, please contact me if costs will be greater than $10000 Your FOIL request has been forwarded to the organization(s) you selected, and the respective Records Access Officer will contact you directly for further processing of your request. Please allow up to five business days for such communication(s). For your convenience, here is additional contact information: Department of Financial Services One State Street 20th Floor New York, NY 10004

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